Employee Relations Factory Support Manager
Date: Dec 22, 2025
Location: Moline, Illinois, US, 61265
Company: John Deere
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Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois - Moline
Function: People and Culture (CA)
Title: Employee Relations Factory Support Manager - 117316
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Your Responsibilities
As an Employee Relations Factory Support Manager for JD Commons Office located in Moline, IL, you will:
- Ensure successful execution of the employee relations strategy including predictive, proactive, and reactive measures to maintain management represented units
- Provide authoritative specialist advice to Employee Relations Managers at the business unit or regional level to enable the implementation of policy, projects, and change initiatives
- Serve as a 3rd party advocate for management represented unit employees
- Utilize positive employee relations and sensing tools to understand unit morale and engagement levels
- Work with unit leadership to drive accountability, close gaps and mitigate risk
- Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organizations’ mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve business goals
VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position
What Skills You Need
- 8+ years of deep subject matter expertise in maintaining management-represented workforces
- 5+ years of Employee Relations/Labor Relations or Operations experience
- 8+ years of experience setting and interpreting strategy in order to set and deliver objectives within medium to long timefames
- 5+ years of performance consulting and issuing discipline
- 5+ years of experience coaching/counseling others on labor relations topics, demonstrating a high level of personal integrity and confidentiality
- Strong drive to create a positive John Deere employee experience, with proven success in implementing solutions that have resulted in improved engagement, capability development, and/or trust
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and work with all levels of the organization
- Ability to drive results amidst competing priorities
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools such as Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to travel within the United States and Canada up to 75%, based on business needs
What Makes You Stand Out
- Subject matter expertise in maintaining management-represented workforces
- Demonstrated experience with stakeholder management
- Demonstrated experience on the shop floor developing relationships with production employees
- Master's degree or equivalent
Education
Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Business/Management discipline or in a Labor Relations or Human Resources discipline
What You'll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$143,724.00 - $215,580.00 + Benefits
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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.
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Nearest Major Market: Davenport
Nearest Secondary Market: Moline
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